When Jesus asks John’s disciples “What are you looking for?”
they answered by asking Jesus “where are you staying?” It doesn't make a lot of
sense unless it was the only way they could avoid admitting they didn't really
know what they were looking for. But Jesus knows exactly what they are looking
for and where they will find it. “Come and see” invites them into a
relationship that will change their lives forever. And it all happened around
four in the afternoon. Imagine that. Lifelong Lutherans generally don’t identify
a day when they were “saved” let alone a specific hour in the afternoon. Not
that we don’t experience moments of spiritual renewal or refreshment. But to be
baptized into faith before we could walk let alone “come and see” means we grow
into our faith as a gift that is familiar and yet always new. We are
continually invited into a life of “come and see” and like Andrew share
with others the truth we have come to know. “We have found the Messiah.”
Although if Andrew were a Lutheran he would have told his brother, “The Messiah
found us.” Which truthfully is what happened that day around four in the
afternoon.
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